Shawl-strap



(No Model.)

D. W. BROCKWAY.

SHAWL STRAP.

i N0. 398.125. Patented Feb. 19, 1889..

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SHAWLSTRAR- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,125, dated February 19, 1889. Application filed December 28, 1388. Serial No. 294,841. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, DnMoN W. lnock'wnv, f of Dover, in the county of Piscataquis and l State ol" Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shawl-Straps, ot'

which the following, taken in connection with l the accompanying drawings, is a speci cation.

My invention relates to shawl-straps lo r carrying bundles et clothing or other articles 5 and it consists in certain novel features oi' construction, arrangement, and combination ot' parts. which will be readily understood by reference to the description of drawings and to the claims to be hereinafter given, and in which in v invention is clearly pointed out.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view illustrating my invention as applied to a shawl or wrap. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of my improved shawl-strap, the handle and the central portion of the base rod or bar being cut in section, while the end portions are shown in elevation and the straps for encircling' the bundle being omitted; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the base rod or bar on line a: on Fig. 2, and showing a portion of one of the blmdle-encircling straps and its buckle in elevation.

In the drawings, A is the base rod or bar composed of the parts a and a a, made circular in cross-section and connected together by means of a dowel or tenen, h, formed upon one of the parts and entering a socket formed in the end of another part, as shown in Fig. 2, and in which it is secured by glue or other suitable adhesive material.

I3 is the handle, made, preferably, ot two thicknesses of leather sewed together, though it maybe made of a single thickness of leather or of metal, if desired, said handle having formed in each end thereof a hole, through which the dowel-pin h passes before entering the hole in the part a of the base-rod A, as shown.

The parts d d have turned therein an annular groove, c, to receive the bundlecnoir cling straps C, which are passed around said base/*rod A, within said groove c, in the form of a loop, d, and the end ot' the portion passed around said rod is secured to the main body of the strap by a rivet, e, as shown; or it may be sewed thereto, if preferred, the buckle f being applied lo said loop upon the side of the rod A opposite to the point where the end is secured to the main body of the strap, with its central or tongue-supporting bar between said rod and the surrounding loop of the strap.

The base-rod A may be made ol' metal, if desired; but I prefer to make it of a closegrained hard wood turned in a lathe to a circular forni; and the dowel-pins or tenons l) i may be formed upon the parts a a and the sockets in the part c, as shown; or the dow'- els or tenons may be formed upon the parta and thc sockets in the parts a a', or sockets may be lj'orinei'l in all the parts and the dowels made separate, without affecting the principles oli' in v invenition. The part or parts in whichY the sockets are formed are re-ent'orced. or strengthened b v metal ferrules g, applied thereto to prevent the splitting of the parts by the insertion ol the dowels or tenons therein.

Then the base-rod A is made of wood, I stain or color its outer surface to match the color of the leather straps and handle.

The advantages of this construction are great stiit'ness and rigidity of the base-rod, coupled with comparative lightness of the same, cheapncss of construction, and durability.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-W l. In a shawl-strap, the combination, with the bundle-inelosing straps and a handle, of a base-rod circular in cross-section, made in three parts, arranged end to end, and connected together by dowel-pins or tenons and sockets, and provided with circumferential grooves to receive the bundle-inclosing straps, and having spaces between the ends or shoulders of the several parts to receive the ends of the handle.

2. In a shawl-strap, the combination of a base-rod composed oi' three parts arranged end to end and connected together by dewelpins or tenons and sockets, a plurality of bundle-inclosing straps secured in fixed positions longitudinally on said base-rod, and a bent handle having a hole in cach end, through which the dowelpins or tenons pass to con neet said handle and rod.

3. In a shawhstrap, the combination of a IOO base-rod made circular 111 cross-scctou and Iulestmonywhereoflhzwe Signedmyname provided with a plurality of annular grooves, to this specieato11,i11the presence of two Suba plurality of bundle-encircling straps, each scribing Witnesses, on this 20th day of Dehaving one end thereof Wrapped around Said cember, A. D. 1898, 5 rod in one of Said grooves, with the end-secured to the main body of Said stap, thus l HAMON lV. BROCIVAY. forming :L loop freely movable about Suid rod, and 2L buckle attached to the looped end of each of said straps and held in place by lmv- 1o ing its bar confined between said rod aud the l l Witnesses:

l surroundlng loop of the strap. l

DANIEL A. HEsoocK, EDGAR N. WILLLAMS. 

